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The conditions are unthinkable — a mass casualty site on the frigid Potomac. The complexity of the operation, numbing.
After America's deadliest airline crash in a generation, disaster crews turned to the painstaking tasks ahead: recovering every body, identifying each life lost, reuniting the dead with those they leave behind.
The big picture: Emergency responders deployed overnight Wednesday, plumbing the watery grave left by the collision between American Airlines flight #5342 and one of the Army's Black Hawk helicopters.
Zoom in: Divers worked in 20-minute shifts around the wreckage, swimming through the pitch-black depths and taking breaks at times to replace their suits, torn by debris.
After America's deadliest airline crash in a generation, disaster crews turned to the painstaking tasks ahead: recovering every body, identifying each life lost, reuniting the dead with those they leave behind.
The big picture: Emergency responders deployed overnight Wednesday, plumbing the watery grave left by the collision between American Airlines flight #5342 and one of the Army's Black Hawk helicopters.
Zoom in: Divers worked in 20-minute shifts around the wreckage, swimming through the pitch-black depths and taking breaks at times to replace their suits, torn by debris.
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Thank you for that link, Charlie, very moving as I read through the stories of those who were killed... Particularly, those who were figure skaters. My daughter Colleen was a figure skater from 6 to 18, as was my daughter-in-law Kim and her daughter Ashley... All were competitive skaters... It brought back memories of their youth...
So sad for all the passengers... God Bless them all...
So sad for all the passengers... God Bless them all...
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A terrible tragedy and I hope steps are taken to avoid this type of accident in the future.
I'm being nice in deference to the families of the victims. There is alot of nice ties to be avoided in future postings.
I'm being nice in deference to the families of the victims. There is alot of nice ties to be avoided in future postings.
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